Milton Bradley Arrested Again
Skin Thin
Former major league outfielder Milton Bradley was arrested Tuesday for an alleged battery after it started as a verbal argument that escalated when he took out a baseball bat and began swinging it at his wife, who ran out of the home. Authorities said she was not struck with the bat. Bradley was arrested at the same residence where he was arrested back in January for allegedly threatening a woman. Charges weren’t filed in the initial incident.
He was booked Tuesday, was released on bail and is due in court on October. Bradley, 33, has a long history of anger-management problems both on and off the field, and his past transgressions might have contributed to the end of his playing career. The 33-year-old was released by the Seattle Mariners in May and has failed to catch on with another franchise.
In 12 major league seasons, Bradley is a .271 hitter with 125 homers and 481 RBIs. He was an All-Star in 2008 with the Texas Rangers when he hit .321 with 22 homers and 77 RBIs, and led the AL with a .436 on-base percentage and .999 OPS.
Seattle Mariners Chone Figgins Low Batting Average Means Cheaper Beer
Jack Zduriencik Wants That $9 Milli Back
The patrons at Nick’s Eatery and Ale House really are in a love and hate relationship with Seattle Mariners third baseman Chone Figgins. They want their beloved Mariners to succeed and have success on the baseball diamond however the lower Figgins batting average drops the cheaper the bear gets for them. Figgins struggles at the plate have seen his batting average drop to .197 and an on base percentage of .240 which has led to his benching Friday night.
Norm’s Eatery and Ale House in Seattle offers pints of Widmer’s beer matching his batting average. The bar has had a history of doing this kind of promotion and used to poke fun at former Mariner Richie Sexson a few years ago which didn’t end well for Sexson as he’s been out of baseball since. Last year they even held a food and beer special called “Milton’s Meltdowns,” which were based on Milton Bradley’s headlines on and off the field.
In the bigger picture of things Figgins should be worried his name is lumped together with Sexson and Bradley as it might not have a happy ending either.
Seattle Mariners Milton Bradley Wears Earplugs To Drown Out Booing
Can You Hear Me
It’s been a difficult couple of years for Seattle Mariners outfield Milton Bradley who has been arrested, flicking of baseball fans while in the outfield, to having the whole the city of Chicago turn it’s back on him. Not to mention in the 8 games so far this season Bradley has yet to hit one single home run and carries a batting average of .250.
That can explain why he has heard the chorus of boos lately every time he has stepped onto the field whether it being left field or at bat in front of Mariners fans. Bradley thinks he has found a solution and that’s to wear ear plugs, which cant be good if center field Ryan Langerhans is trying to call him off for a fly ball and definitely hasn’t yet helped in the batters box where he struck out 4 times over the weekend to the Cleveland Indians.
Seattle Mariners Milton Bradley Arrested
Skin Thin
Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley was arrested in Los Angeles on a felony charge on Tuesday and released from jail on $50,000 bail later that day. Bradley was arrested for violating California penal code 422 which is threats to cause death or great bodily injury to another person and early details have that being an unidentified female.
The Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik released a statement late saying they were aware of Bradley’s arrest and taking the situation “very seriously” and added that the Mariners “are in the process of determining the full circumstances of what occurred.”
Bradley has had a history of emotional issues that has been marked by suspensions and repeated run-ins with umpires and managers. He batted .205 with eight homers and 29 RBIs in 73 games for Seattle before undergoing arthroscopic surgery that ended his season.
LeBron James Says Goodbye To The City Of Akron, Not Cleveland
How About Just Thanking Your Fans Of Ohio?
In this day in age athletes changing cities is quite a common occurrence but what isn’t as common as you’d think is athletes saying goodbye to their previous host city. In what has become a recurring theme on this site from everyone like Roy Halladay leaving Tornoto to Milton Bradley leaving Chicago and to now with LeBron James comes a whole new way of saying goodbye, exclude the city. Could have just said to thank you to Cavalier fans or his fans of Ohio.
The city of Cleveland will probably celebrate knowing that a man who represented their city to the world now calls Miami home.
WTF: Milton Bradley
Skin Thin
I swear I think me and Mrs. Bradley are the only people in this guys corner. In Milton Bradley first visit back to Arlington, he decided to show the same fans that cheered him two seasons ago who is number one. Of course he heard the heckles of a few drunk fans that only see him as a Seattle Mariner now however not all in attendance wish ill will onto him. In his mind he thinks of himself as some sort of MLB bad guy and it looks as if he’s trying to play the part.
If this isn’t an act, which I doubt, I’m calling it a spade. Bradley isn’t a tough, FTW world type of guy he’s just soft skinned. Skin as thin as sheet of paper.
SGE Fantasy Baseball Preview: Outfield Part Deux
Sleeper Pick
It’s just 3 days away from Opening Day and its time for a bonus edition of the outfield position for those still to have their fantasy baseball draft this weekend. As stated in part one of the outfield rankings this is where you will find players who will gather the most points for you through out the season in five categories. Those categories being hitting for average/home runs/RBI’s/scoring runs and stealing bases. Guys like Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore, St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday and Philadelphia Phillies Jayson Werth are the best at this and will be sure to be taken early so lets go deeper.
Breakout Player: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
- McCutchen surely will be on quite a few radars since he led all rookies with 47 extra base hits and showed plenty of speed on the bases paths. As with any sophomore there is the potential for a slump but McCutchen can rely on his legs to help avert long slumps. In 511 career minor league games he hit .286 and stole 105 bases and his 2010 numbers should resemble 100 runs, 20 home runs, 60 RBI’s and 30 stolen bases with a similar batting average to last year.
Sleeper Pick: Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
- Can you be a sleeper pick if the Oakland Athletics where hesitant on trading you away for Matt Holliday, the answer is yes because he’s still 24 and has only 508 at bats under your belt. He has all the tools to rack up points in the five categories and is very similar to McCutchen in Pittsburgh. Gonzalez will have the benefit in playing in a hitter friendly home ball field but he is as equal threat on the base paths. See his 2010 numbers to reach about 25 steals, 18 home runs, 75 runs and 90 RBI’s.
Risky Player: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
- I can say this since I was on the come back Hamilton band wagon back in 2007 when the Cincinnati Reds gave him a chance in April. That success lead me to draft him far earlier than anyone would have anticipated in 2008 and he rewarded me with 32 home runs, 132 RBI’s and 190 hits but I watched as he hit a wall towards the end of the year when national jumped on his band wagon. I speak from watching 246 games of his before he became the 2009 spring training hot topic. Hamilton suffered more than one setback in 2009 when photos surfaced of him drinking and taking shots off women who weren’t Mrs. Hamilton. Then he endured a back injury that limited him to only 89 games. Can Hamilton repeat 2008, yes of course, but the back problem should be taken into account. I said he is of risk, not saying he’s undraftable.
Slipping Player: Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs
- Soriano can thank Milton Bradley for being a Cub last year as if wasn’t for the disastrous season Milton had on and off the field, Alfonso would have taken the majority of the heat for his lackluster performance. One main reason for Soriano’s downfall over the years is injuries have plagued him and they have cut back his ability to steal bases and hit home runs which is what made him such a threat earlier on in his career. Soriano missed time in September with knee problems and add to the fact he has never been a selective hitter the evidence is showing its ugly head he is slipping. For the third year in a row his numbers in the runs, hits, home runs, RBI, stolen base, and hitting for average departments have been worst than the previous year.
Seattle Mariners Milton Bradley Thinks He’s Kannye West
I'm Really Happy For You & Gonna Let You Finish but
Yeah the headline isn’t a joke but as a Milton Bradley fan I seem to be laughing. Bradley who has had his run ins with everyone from umpires, TV announcers, mangers, the front office, the media, and even Chicago Cubs fans sees himself though in a different light.
“If I was a musician, I’d be Kanye West. If I was in the NBA, I’d be Ron Artest,” the 31-year-old former Montreal Expo, Cleveland Indian,Los Angeles Dodger,Oakland Athletic,San Diego Padre, Texas Ranger and Chicago Cub said. “In baseball, they’ve got Milton Bradley. I’m that guy. You need people like me, so you can point your finger and go, ‘There goes the bad guy.’”
“I had a teammate last year who said if I ever change, he’d kick my ass,” Bradley said. “So I’m not changing. Everybody is not going to love you, no matter how you treat other people, no matter what you say. I never say anything bad about anybody. Somebody is always going to have something bad to say about you.”
That maybe true in your eyes and I would let you finish but your no Mr. West, hell baseball had a Kanye before the world even knew who he was. That man is probably not happy a happy camper that he’s already been forgotten but Carl Everett was better.
You might want to charge a few TV announcers who rip you during a game, throw a bag full of baseballs onto the field, protests a call at first that leads to a season ending injury or just hide out in your Chicago crib and blame everyone in that town. That’s fine but will you ever tell the media that they never saw a dinosaur or a Tyrannosaurus rex so they never existed? Will you ever look a grown man in the face and say that someone did indeed see Adam and Eve, till then you are no Mr. Everett.
Racist Carlos Zambrano Cereal
In typical Chicago Cub fashion their fans thinks the best way to make fun of thier only talented player, pitcher Carlos Zambrano, is to make a racist cereal parody. No wonder Milton Bradley said they where some of the worst fans to ever live.
Can you explain to me why Zambrano has an Asian accent? No wonder the Cubs haven’t won anything in over a century.
Milton Bradley Says Goodbye To The City Of Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Quite the opposite from Roy Halladay’s goodbye letter to the people of Toronto. The city of Chicago will probably celebrate knowing that a man who represented their city to the world now calls Seattle home.
Rudy J Is Leavin For Chi City
Dam You Rudy, Dam You
It looks as if the other and less popular Rudy J aka Jaramillo is heading to Chicago to make my life as a Cardinal fan a living hell.
Jaramillo, 59, was named the Scrubs new hitting coach, signing a three-year, $2.4 million contract to join Lou Piniella’s staff. He leaves the Rangers, where he spent 15 seasons. He’s been known around baseball circles to be a great communicator when it comes to dealing with hitters even applying a tough-love approach. General manager Jim Hendry called Jaramillo the “best hitting coach in Major League Baseball.”
“I always put myself as a teacher first, a coach second,” Jaramillo said. “I have passion working with these young men. I love to see talent get better. I’m just trying to help these kids learn themselves and try to help them get the most out of themselves so they can get to a different level.”
I hate to hear things like that and for the record I do believe that he is the top bat smack in the MLB, if he isn’t numero uno then he’s definitely top three. The Scrubs ranked second in the Major Leagues in runs scored in 2008, yet dropped off significantly this past season finishing 10th in the National League and ranked next to last with a .241 average with runners in scoring position. Jaramillo is also know for stressing not home runs but their breathing having to be slow and their minds have to be clear when hitters step into the batters box.
His Rangers hitters have won 17 Silver Slugger Awards, four Most Valuable Player Awards, three home run titles, and three RBIs crowns and is reunited for the time being with former Ranger Milton Bradley.
Cubs Suspend Milton Bradley For Remainder Of 2009
I'm Going Home
The Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry announced that they have suspended outfielder Milton Bradley for the remainder of the season after Bradley dissed the Cubs, Cubs fans and the entire city of Chicago. This came after Bradley pulled himself out of the lineup, claiming his knee was too sore to continue.
When Bradley was asked of he enjoyed his first season in Chicago, Bradley responded
“Not really,” he said. “It’s just not a positive environment. I need a stable, healthy, enjoyable environment. There’s too many people everywhere in your face with a microphone asking the same questions repeatedly. Everything is just bashing you. You got out there and you play harder than anybody on the field and never get credit for it. It’s just negativity.
“And you understand why they haven’t won in 100 years here, because it’s negative. It’s what it is.”
Asked whether he was talking about the fans, the media or even the Cubs organization, he replied:
“It’s everything. It’s everybody.”
The Cubs this off season traded Mark DeRosa (who ended up in a Cardinal uniform) and Jason Marquis (earned an All-Star appearance for Rockies) to shed payroll, the Cubs signed Bradley to a three-year contract worth $30 million. He’s rewarded them with a .257 batting average, 12 home runs, 40 RBI, a .775 OPS and spotty, at best, defense.
Bradley has two years remaining on the $30 million contract that he signed as a free agent last off season. Hendry said he doesn’t know if the relationship can be salvaged.
“Recently, it’s become intolerable to hear Milton talk about our great fans the way he has. We pride ourselves on having the greatest fans in baseball.”
LOL!
